BOSTON -- Here is the expected lineup that the Ducks (46-22-7) will put on the ice against the Boston Bruins on Thursday night at TD Garden as they try to get their first win on a five-game road trip. Frederik Andersen (31-11-5, 2.42 GAA, .913 SV%) gets back in net after being pulled Sunday in New York following three goals allowed on seven shots. Andersen has two wins in five starts since returning from a neck injury. Cam Fowler returns ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Some notes, quotes and other musings from the Ducks’ 5-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night …

-- It is time to get boring.

The Ducks’ penchant for one-goal games and comebacks might make them the entertaining bunch but the capacity for great theater doesn’t bring home a Stanley Cup. Strict, unyielding play (here’s looking at you, defending champion Kings), strong goaltending and timely scoring is the recipe that usually makes for a long playoff run.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Scott Hartnell scored three goals and Nick Foligno snapped a second-period tie to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-3 victory over the Ducks and deal them their second straight loss Tuesday night.

The Ducks (46-22-7) got goals from Ryan Kesler, Andrew Cogliano and Matt Beleskey but have started out their five-game East Coast road trip in an inauspicious manner. After relieving Frederik Andersen on Sunday night, John Gibson started and stopped 22 of 26 shots.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Cam Fowler trudged off the Nationwide Arena ice surface after a lengthy bag skate, shedded his sweaty helmet and pads and then put on the bravest face possible.

Long after the majority of his teammates had either jumped on the bus or walked to nearby hotel, Fowler was at his stall and processing the sudden flip of the daily script. One of the Ducks' big-money key players wasn't doing extra skating because he was coming off an injury.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Here is the likely lineup that the Ducks (46-21-7) will start with against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night at Nationwide Arena. After Frederik Andersen took the net for two starts, John Gibson (12-6-0, 2.58 GAA, .917 SV%) gets his opportunity. Gibson relieved Andersen in the first period on Sunday against the New York Rangers, allowing four goals on 22 shots in the 7-2 loss. Defenseman James Wisniewski makes his return to Columbus after spending the ...

NEW YORK – Frederik Andersen extolled his love for Madison Square Garden after winning in his first appearance at the famed arena.

A different opinion might be coming from the Ducks goalie Sunday night.

Andersen was shelled for three goals on seven shots by the previously scoring-challenged New York Rangers, who saw a few players snap out of slumps to take a decisive 7-2 victory in a matchup pitting two of the NHL’s top teams.

NEW YORK -- Here is the expected lineup that the Ducks (46-20-7) will start with against the New York Rangers on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden as they try to win their fifth straight game. After stopping 22 of 24 shots on Friday against Colorado, Frederik Andersen (31-10-5, 2.36 GAA, .915 SV%) makes a second consecutive start in goal. Coach Bruce Boudreau will put defenseman Clayton Stoner and winger Emerson Etem back in the lineup while taking left wing ...